Real Madrid Crowned Spanish La Liga Champions After Emphatic 4–0 Win Against Espanyol

• Real Madrid were as clinical as ever as they defeated Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabau to secure their first Spanish La Liga title in 3 years
• A brace from Rodrygo and one each from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema was all Carlo Ancelotti’s team needed to reclaim the league title from their city rivals Atletico Madrid
• Real Madrid has now won a 35th La Liga crown and will turn their focus to next week’s Champions League return leg game against Manchester City

Real Madrid has won the La Liga title after an entertaining 4-0 victory against Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Los Blancos needed just a point before Saturday’s game to secure a record 35th La Liga crown and they did it in style as they swept aside Budgerigars 4-0 to clinch the league title.

With one eye on the Champions League return leg against Manchester City, Carlo Ancelotti made several changes to the Real Madrid team with in-form Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior rested.

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How it happened

Rodrygo starting alongside Mariano Diaz and Marco Asensio in attack for Real Madrid calmed the nerves of the fans after he scored the opener for the Galacticos in the 33rd minute.

The 21-year-old got his brace after a coolly converting a brilliant chance following a defensive error from the Espanyol defense to give Madrid a comfortable half-time lead.

Real Madrid continued from where they left off as Marco Asencio scored in the 55th minute to secure a comfortable 3-0 win for Carlo Ancelotti’s men.

Benzema will add icing to the cake after coming on as a second-half substitute to make it 4-0 for the Galacticos are crowned champions for the first time since 2019.

The Galacticos have dominated La Liga in 2021-22 having lost just 3 games in the entire season and have gathered a total of 81 points.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Real Madrid are just a single point away from clinching their 35th La Liga title.

Los Blancos host Espanyol today, looking to achieve the feat, but Espanyol hopes to spoil the party.

In the reverse fixture, Espanyol beat Madrid 2-1 at home in October and will be looking to do the same again today. In the 28 games that the two sides have contested, Madrid has won 23 matches while Espanyol has only won two.